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• Donald Trump is losing engagement on Twitter, analysis shows

  29-04-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  
  One hundred days into his time in office, the “Twitter President” seems to have lost some of his mojo.Donald Trump’s tweets received less engagement in his second 50 days in office than in his first, according to an analysis by the Associated Press and media analytics nonprofit Cortico.In the first half of his term, more than 32 per cent of the President's tweets averaged around 60,000 combined retweets, replies, and quote tweets.
  
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• Arkansas Governor Defends Rapid Execution Schedule

  29-04-2017 23:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Arkansas' governor sat down with NBC News on Friday to discuss the legal and public relation battles surrounding the state's recent executions.
  
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• Eight military personnel die in Cuba plane crash

  29-04-2017 23:25 via yahoo.com
  
  A plane crash in western Cuba on Saturday killed eight military personnel, the ministry in charge of the island's armed forces said.The Russian-made AN-26 transport aircraft crashed in a mountainous region of western Artemisa province, killing all eight on board including the plane's crew, the Revolutionary Armed Forces ministry said in a statement carried by state media.
  
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• Michael Moore says there is no point mocking Donald Trump but instead people should resist

  29-04-2017 23:19 via yahoo.com
  
  Michael Moore said there is no point laughing at Donald Trump for not being good at his job but instead urged his opponents to focus on growing the resistance movement.Discussing Mr Trump’s 100 days in office, the documentary and filmmaker said the fact the US President had been barred from passing a number of policies into law was a good thing and should not be laughed at.Speaking to Chris Hayes on MSNBC he said: “Nobody should feel glib.
  
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• Cuban military plane crash kills eight troops, ministry says

  29-04-2017 23:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Soviet-made plane crashed into hillside on Saturday morning in the western province of Artemisa, government saysA Cuban military plane crashed into a hillside on Saturday morning in the western province of Artemisa, killing eight troops on board, the government said.In a written statement, the ministry of the revolutionary armed forces said the Soviet-made, twin-engined turboprop Antonov AN-26 took off from the Playa Baracoa airport outside Havana at 6.38am and crashed into a hillside outside t
  
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• Climate protesters brave sweltering heat

  29-04-2017 23:17 via cnn.com
  
  Protesters backing action on climate change are braving the sweltering heat Saturday in the nation's capital as part of the People's Climate March.
  
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• Climate protest takes on Trump's policies -- and the heat -- in DC march

  29-04-2017 23:17 via cnn.com
  
  Protesters backing action on climate change are braving the sweltering heat Saturday in the nation's capital as part of the People's Climate March.
  
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• Pope calls for N.Korea negotiations

  29-04-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  
  Pope Francis on Saturday called for negotiations to resolve tensions surrounding North Korea's nuclear ambitions.Reprising his theme of "world war in parts", Pope Francis said that these were "concentrated at points that were already hot.North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile Saturday in apparent defiance of a concerted US push for tougher international sanctions to curb Pyongyang's nuclear weapons ambitions.
  
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• Washington Gears Up For White House Correspondents' Dinner

  29-04-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump himself, however, won't be in attendance.
  
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• 8 die in plane crash, Cuban military says

  29-04-2017 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  A plane carrying eight members of the Cuban military crashed Saturday morning in a mountainous part of the island, the military said through state media. Everyone on board was killed, the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces announced, according to Granma.
  
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• Soldier killed by explosive device is third US combat death this week in Iraq and Afghanistan

  29-04-2017 22:55 via feeds.foxnews.com
  A U.S. military service member was killed by an explosive device outside Mosul, Iraq, today, according to U.S. Central Command.
  
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• Amanpour: How the world sees Trump

  29-04-2017 22:53 via cnn.com
  
  The world was dumbfounded by the election of Donald Trump, and his first 100 days in office have done little to alleviate a deep sense of uncertainty and unpredictability. Indeed, as one observer put it, the last few weeks alone have caused a severe case of global geostrategic whiplash.
  
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• Amanpour: How global leaders see Trump

  29-04-2017 22:53 via cnn.com
  
  The world was dumbfounded by the election of Donald Trump, and his first 100 days in office have done little to alleviate a deep sense of uncertainty and unpredictability. Indeed, as one observer put it, the last few weeks alone have caused a severe case of global geostrategic whiplash.
  
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• Military plane crashes in Cuba killing all eight on board

  29-04-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  
  A military airplane crashed into a mountain in Cuba's north-western region of Artemisa on Saturday morning, killing all eight personnel on board, the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces said.The aircraft, a twin-engined turboprop Antonov AN-26, had taken off at 6:38 a.m. (0638 ET) from Playa Baracoa, just outside Havana, and crashed into the Loma de la Pimienta mountain some 80 km (50 miles) westwards."The eight military personnel on board, including the crew, died," the ministry said in a st
  
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• Environmental protesters swarm outside White House as Trump hits milestone

  29-04-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  
  By Lacey Johnson and Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sea of protesters swarmed in front of the White House on Saturday to voice displeasure with President Donald Trump's stance on the environment and demand that he rethink plans to reverse the climate change policies backed by his predecessor.The Peoples Climate March, the culmination of a string of Earth Week protests that began with last Saturday's March for Science, coincides with Trump's 100th day in office, the end of the traditional "h
  
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• 25 years after Los Angeles riots, progress and distrust live side by side

  29-04-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  
  By Alex Dobuzinskis and Dana FeldmanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Twenty-five years after the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the deadly riots that followed the verdict, an undercurrent of distrust pulses through a city that says it worked hard at police reform.Long before the advent of the Black Lives Matter movement, the name Rodney King became synonymous with the use of excessive force in policing minority groups.King, then 25, was batt
  
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• Pope repeats refugee 'concentration camps' remarks

  29-04-2017 22:39 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Pope Francis repeated on Saturday that some migrant holding centers in Europe amount to "concentration camps," even after Jewish groups urged him to stop using the loaded term.
  
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• Pope repeats refugee 'concentration camps' remarks

  29-04-2017 22:39 via yahoo.com
  
  ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis repeated on Saturday that some migrant holding centers in Europe amount to "concentration camps," even after Jewish groups urged him to stop using the loaded term.
  
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• The Latest: Heavyweight loyalty in London for title fight

  29-04-2017 22:38 via feeds.foxnews.com
  The Latest on the Anthony Joshua-Wvladimir Klitschko heavyweight title fight in Wembley Stadium.
  
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• Cuban military plane crashes, killing 8 troops on board

  29-04-2017 22:32 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A Cuban military plane crashed into a hillside Saturday morning in the western province of Artemisa, killing eight troops on board, the government said.
  
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• EPA wipes its climate change site as protesters march in Washington

  29-04-2017 22:27 via yahoo.com
  
  The US Environmental Protection Agency’s main climate change website is “undergoing changes” to better reflect “the agency’s new direction” under Donald Trump.The announcement, made late Friday evening, left empty what was previously the “official government site” providing “comprehensive information on the issue of climate change and global warming”.The change came a day before thousands gathered in Washington DC and other US cities to
  
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• Protesters converge on Washington in near-record heat to march against Trump's climate policies

  29-04-2017 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  Thousands of people who support action on climate change are expected to brave the sweltering heat Saturday and march through the nation's capital as part of the People's Climate March.
  
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• US woman convicted of spying in China returns home

  29-04-2017 22:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Deportation of Phan ‘Sandy’ Phan-Gillis, who was arrested on a business trip and accused of espionage, comes at a time of warming China-US relations An American woman who was arrested on a business trip in China and later convicted of spying has been deported to the US. Jeff Gillis said his wife, Phan “Sandy” Phan-Gillis, got on a flight to Los Angeles from the southern city of Guangzhou on Friday evening. The couple planned to stay in LA a few days to visit relatives bef
  
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• Fans come out for knockout artist Joshua against Klitschko

  29-04-2017 22:11 via feeds.foxnews.com
  British boxing fans are turning out in force to cheer on their countryman, Anthony Joshua, in his title defense against longtime former champion Wladimir Klitschko.
  
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• Cuba military says plane crashes, 8 dead

  29-04-2017 21:59 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  An official says a Cuban military plane has crashed in the western province of Artemisa, killing eight people.
  
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• People's Climate March across the U.S.

  29-04-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  Thousands of people across the U.S. are marching on President Donald Trump’s hundredth day in office to demand action on climate change.
  
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• Turkey blocks Wikipedia, TV dating shows

  29-04-2017 21:41 via cnn.com
  
  Turkey has blocked access to Wikipedia over linking the nation to terror activity, the government said Saturday, according to state-run Anadolu Agency.
  
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• Turkey blocks Wikipedia

  29-04-2017 21:41 via cnn.com
  
  Turkey has blocked access to Wikipedia over linking the nation to terror activity, the government said Saturday, according to state-run Anadolu Agency.
  
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• Syria: Airstrike in Hama kills 8 White Helmets rescuers

  29-04-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes struck a center of Syria's rescuers known as the White Helmets in a rebel-held area in the country's center, killing eight volunteers, opposition activists said Saturday.
  
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• Pentagon: blast kills US service member outside Mosul

  29-04-2017 21:19 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The Pentagon says an explosive device has killed a U.S. service member outside Mosul.
  
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• Marchers Descend on D.C. to Say Climate Change Is Real

  29-04-2017 21:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Here why marchers staged a sit-in outside the White House and beat their chests 100 times in unison.
  
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• Climate Activists Descend on D.C. to Deliver Scorching Rebuke

  29-04-2017 21:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Here why marchers staged a sit-in outside the White House and beat their chests 100 times in unison.
  
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• Russians, in peaceful protest, call for Putin to quit

  29-04-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  
  By Andrew Osborn and Svetlana ReiterMOSCOW (Reuters) - Several hundred Russians lined up in central Moscow on Saturday under the gaze of riot police to hand over handwritten appeals for President Vladimir Putin to quit, as similar protests took place in other cities.Putin, who has dominated Russian politics for 17 years, has not said whether he will run in presidential elections in March 2018.Saturday's protest in the capital -- called "We're sick of him" -- was organized by the Open Russia move
  
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• EU's negotiation plan: Key points

  29-04-2017 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exactly what are the EU negotiators driving at with their guidelines on how to manage talks with the UK?
  
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• EPA scrubs climate change information from website

  29-04-2017 20:35 via cnn.com
  
  The EPA removed most climate change information from its website Friday, saying in a press release that language on the website is being updated to "reflect the approach of new leadership."
  
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• EPA scrubs climate change information from its website

  29-04-2017 20:35 via cnn.com
  
  The EPA removed most climate change information from its website Friday, saying in a press release that language on the website is being updated to "reflect the approach of new leadership."
  
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• EPA scrubs climate change info from website

  29-04-2017 20:35 via cnn.com
  
  The EPA removed most climate change information from its website Friday, saying in a press release that language on the website is being updated to "reflect the approach of new leadership."
  
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• EPA removes climate change information from website

  29-04-2017 20:35 via cnn.com
  
  The EPA removed most climate change information from its website Friday, saying in a press release that language on the website is being updated to "reflect the approach of new leadership."
  
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• Harrisburg small business owner reacts to Trump tax plan

  29-04-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  
  Coffee house owner weighs in ahead of the president's 100 day rally
  
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• Cop Allegedly Fakes Suicide and Flees To Mexico

  29-04-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Cops are still searching for him.
  
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• Turkey blocks Wikipedia access, bans TV dating shows

  29-04-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  
  Turkey on Saturday blocked all access to Wikipedia and banned television dating shows, adding to fears of a crackdown after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's victory in a referendum on enhancing his powers.The government also dismissed almost 4,000 public officials in the latest wave of the purge under the over nine-month state of emergency that has followed last July's failed coup.Erdogan, who has dominated Turkey since 2003 as premier and now president, narrowly won the April 16 referendum on e
  
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• 5 Things To Know About The Military Diet

  29-04-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Dieters must exhibit a high level of self-restraint in order to survive the 72 hours.
  
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• EU leaders agree tough Brexit stance

  29-04-2017 19:47 via yahoo.com
  
  EU leaders unanimously backed a tough Brexit strategy at a summit on Saturday, demanding a "serious response" from Britain on the rights of European citizens before trade talks can start.In a show of togetherness the 27 leaders agreed the negotiating guidelines within minutes and applauded as they met in Brussels without British Prime Minister Theresa May.EU President Donald Tusk hailed the "outstanding unity" in an often fractious club, saying it was a "firm and fair political mandate" for the
  
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• Turkish court formally blocks access to Wikipedia

  29-04-2017 19:44 via yahoo.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — In a move that social media users called censorship, a Turkish court on Saturday blocked access to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, enforcing an earlier restriction by Turkey's telecommunications watchdog.
  
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• Cashier gives armed robber a side of chill

  29-04-2017 19:40 via cnn.com
  
  A Kansas City Jimmy John's cashier seemed unfazed after a man pointed a gun to his head during a robbery caught on video.
  
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• Italian elected new leader of Order of Malta

  29-04-2017 19:37 via yahoo.com
  
  A 72-year-old Italian medieval art expert was on Saturday elected to head the Order of Malta, the world's oldest chivalric order.Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto takes the reins for one year after Pope Francis ordered the resignation in January of the Order's Grand Master, Britain's Matthew Festing, following a power struggle.The influential Order of Malta, founded in Jerusalem and recognised by the pope in 1113, operates in around 120 countries and is one of the biggest landowners
  
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• China deports U.S. citizen convicted of espionage

  29-04-2017 19:30 via yahoo.com
  
  China has deported a U.S. citizen who was convicted of espionage this week after being held without trial for two years, removing a source of friction between Washington and Beijing.Sandy Phan-Gillis was arrested in March 2015 while about to leave mainland China for the Chinese-ruled, former Portuguese colony of Macau.A court on Tuesday ordered her deportation after sentencing her to three-and-a-half years in prison for espionage.
  
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• Spotted: DiCaprio marches with climate protesters

  29-04-2017 19:29 via cnn.com
  
  Actor Leonardo DiCaprio marches toward the White House with climate change protesters who are upset about President Trump's climate policies.
  
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• DiCaprio marches in climate protest

  29-04-2017 19:29 via cnn.com
  
  Actor Leonardo DiCaprio marches toward the White House with climate change protesters who are upset about President Trump's climate policies.
  
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• SE Asian summit ends in uncertainty over South China Sea stance

  29-04-2017 19:25 via yahoo.com
  
  By Manuel Mogato and Enrico Dela CruzMANILA (Reuters) - Southeast Asian leaders wrapped up a summit on Saturday with no indication of an agreement on how to address Beijing's assertiveness in the South China Sea, a divisive issue in a region uncertain about its ties with the United States.Six hours after the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit officially ended in Manila, no customary joint statement had been issued and it was unclear whether there was agreement over including
  
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